Pitch

Kylie is terrific and the exploration of what it would feel like to be the first woman in MLB is done very well. I appreciate this kind of TV that has heart and drama. And I like the depiction of how MLB works as a business.

Is it perfect? More so than 95% of network TV.

I think the show would have done better in the ratings as a spring or summer show, when baseball fans are in tune with a rookie being called up. Starting it in the World Series time frame is out of sync as the emphasis now is on the best of the best.

I very much hope Fox lets this one play out as a spring/summer show in 2017.

I really liked the first episode look forward to the next one. The show is all about challenge and as a viewer you get to feel that challenge as you watch her pitch. I also liked the way the team is portrayed, to me it seems a lot more like real life, not the predictable anti-women stereotype that I was almost expecting to see in the locker room. Most of her teammates don't mind at all that a woman joined their team as long as she helps them win.

The show also focuses on the coach who is trying to work with the new situation, I enjoyed this character too, and look forward to seeing how he grows as the show goes on. There is a lot of different directions they can go with the show, should be interesting to see how it turns out.

For a television series to work you need to have list of characters you can get to enjoy watching. Not all have to do everything in every scene to make you go wow or be funny. The list of actors and actresses in the show have a good chemistry on screen, the script is set at a great pace with nice touches of emotion and twists. You want to believe in the end that all will come out for whoever you are most convinced by and the way the script has the characters interacting so far is a pleasure to see. This a show about hope and if you work hard enough then your aspirations can come true. The world surrounds itself with negativity far too much and we as viewers are looking for flaws rather than celebrating a great story line, with plot twists and the occasional smile along the way. Pitch has so far managed this and I have great hopes that it will to the end. In the four episodes watched, never has a scene dragged on too long or the dialogue for the next scene been too fast paced to make it confusing. A TV show is there to entertain and this one does. Give it a go.

I like this show. I think it has great potential, a strong cast and an excellent premise. It's about time we start see TV shows featuring female athletes. I actually teared up in the pilot seeing the "fans" react to Ginny arriving at the stadium. This show is inspiring. It also has great life lessons in it, about not admitting defeat and finding your own path to pursue your dreams. No two journeys will be the same and I love that this show is highlighting that. I'm excited to see where this show goes. It has great potential to really reshape how we think about professional sports and demonstrate a different society. I wish the cast and crew all the best and hope they take this opportunity to really make a mark with this show.

Ginny Baker (Kylie Bunbury) is the first female MLB player and the new pitcher for the San Diego Padres. Mike Lawson (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) is the veteran catcher on the last leg of his celebrated career. Oscar Arguella (Mark Consuelos) is the GM. Outfielder Blip Sanders (Mo McRae) and his wife Evelyn (Meagan Holder) are Ginny's friends. Al Luongo (Dan Lauria) is the gruff, old-fashion manager. Ginny's father is dead and her brother is desperate to cash in on her fame. Amelia Slater (Ali Larter) quits her job to be solely her manager with assistant Eliot (Tim Jo).

This could have been a bad gimmicky TV show. The use of real MLB teams helps a lot but it's Bunbury that makes this show works. She has great sincerity and terrific charms. Gosselaar is now a veteran of TV acting and uses it to deliver a veteran performance. This is a solid show although it only lasted one season with ten episodes.